ILLIT’s Yuna said she wants to get closer to NMIXX’s Sullyoon, praising NMIXX’s talent and revealing they share the same age and birth month.
November/1/2026 11:46
ILLIT’s Yuna revealed her fan feelings, saying that she wants to become close with NMIXX’s Sullyoon. On episode 440 of tvN’s “Amazing Saturday,” broadcast in Korea on October 31, NMIXX’s LILY and Sullyoon, and ILLIT’s Yuna and Wonhee appeared. That day, BOOM asked the four, “Is this the first time the two teams have appeared together on a variety show? What did you usually think of each other?” Previously, LILY had an experience appearing with Wonhee during a past “Amazing Saturday” appearance. LILY praised ILLIT, saying, “They know very well how to capture fans’ hearts. I really watch them closely.” Yuna also said about NMIXX, “First of all, it’s their skill. All of their performance videos are live vocals. I also saw them recently perform on stage wearing hanbok, and they were so beautiful that I pressed ‘like’ on the video many times.” BOOM reported that Yuna had said she wanted to become close with NMIXX’s Sullyoon through “Amazing Saturday.” Yuna confessed her fan feelings toward Sullyoon, saying, “I watch her very closely. Also, she is from Chungcheong-do. I am also from Chungcheong-do. We are the same age, and we were both born in January.” Yuna is from Chungju, Chungcheongbuk-do, and Sullyoon is from Daejeon. Shin Dong-yup created a “Chungcheong-do circle” by saying, “I’m also from Jecheon, Chungcheongbuk-do,” and Nucksal drew laughter with a bewildered reaction, saying, “Are you joining this here?”
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